---
title: c15t vs CookieFirst
description: Choose c15t for native web framework coverage and a backend you can
  run. Compare CookieFirst's React support, service choices, scans and
  cookie-policy tools.
group: reference
lastModified: "2026-10-12T12:44:54+01:00"
lastAuthor: Christopher Burns
---
## Own consent across your web application

c15t is the stronger fit when your team wants native consent components across web frameworks and control of the backend. You can change the interface and engine with the product that uses them.

CookieFirst combines hosted consent, scans and cookie-policy tools. Its React package and public API also support custom application flows.

## Let Inth run your consent backend

You need a backend to store consent records outside the visitor's browser. [Inth](https://inth.com) builds c15t and hosts that backend and its database for c15t's framework integrations, browser package and headless API. Your consent interface and vendor controls stay in your application.

Connect your application to an Inth project with the [framework setup guide](/docs/frameworks). Inth also serves your consent policy, so static sites can use it without their own application server.

Offline mode keeps choices on the visitor's device and creates no remote consent records. Use it for development and tests, not production.

You can [self-host the c15t backend](/docs/self-host/overview) when your team needs to operate the service. Your team then owns the database, backups, updates and availability.

## Compare what you get

|What you need|c15t|CookieFirst|
|--|--|--|
|Use native web integration|React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Svelte, SvelteKit, Astro and TanStack Start|Official React component, browser script and platform integrations|
|Build a custom interface|Themes, component parts and headless APIs|Public consent API and a stealth mode without the supplied banner|
|Let visitors choose services|Category and individual vendor state|Category or service consent, under the configured policy|
|Control vendor code|Declared rules for scripts, requests and embeds|Third-party script settings and Autoblock|
|Choose the record service|Inth hosts the backend and stores records in its database. Self-hosting is optional|Hosted consent logs and plan-dependent audit trails|
|Discover cookies|**No automatic scanner in the packages**|Cookie scans|
|Generate a cookie policy|**Not included**|Cookie-policy generator|
|Handle withdrawal|Page reload by default, with optional cleanup|API clears consent, records the change and reloads the page|

Sources: [CookieFirst platform](https://cookiefirst.com/consent-management-platform/), [React setup](https://support.cookiefirst.com/hc/en-us/articles/13992449777437-How-to-add-CookieFirst-to-a-React-site) and [public API](https://support.cookiefirst.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011568738-Cookie-Banner-Public-API-documentation).

## Compare the full developer workflow

CookieFirst supports more than a standard banner. Its API exposes accepted categories and services. Stealth mode renders no consent interface. Its docs mark only the preference-centre methods as unavailable in that mode, so test whether its consent methods cover the custom controls you need.

Its service methods follow the selected policy. Under a category policy, a service action applies to the relevant category. Check that setting before you compare individual choices.

c15t combines [native framework components](/docs/frameworks), [vendor state](/docs/frameworks/react/vendor-consent) and a backend you can deploy. Your team can change the system from the interface through to record storage.

That combination is the reason to choose c15t when consent is part of the product's code and release process.

## Choose how much work stays with your team

CookieFirst can fit when scans, cookie-policy updates and managed banner settings are the main needs. Its developer tools can extend that setup.

Choose c15t when you need broader native web coverage and backend ownership. Use [headless APIs](/docs/frameworks/react/headless) for product-specific markup and Inth when you want managed backend operation.

Both products need checks for consent changes and vendor behaviour. A reload can stop active code. It cannot remove every trace of data already sent or stored.

## What c15t does not include

* The packages do not scan the site or generate cookie and privacy policies.
* They do not supply a visual website administration console.
* Script and vendor controls need configuration. They do not discover tags already on the site automatically.
* A local choice does not prove that a backend saved the record.

Some integrations load with denied signals. Withdrawal normally reloads the page, and optional cleanup cannot remove all vendor data.

Include setup, backend costs and any separate scan or legal services in your comparison.

## Test a service choice through to its record

Start with the [framework guide](/docs/frameworks). Register two vendors in one category and check individual choices under the selected policy.

Test refusal, acceptance, reload and withdrawal. Use the [verification guide](/docs/guides/verify-consent) to check requests and saved records.

Sources checked on 6 October 2026. This comparison credits the React support, custom interfaces and service choices in both products.